驕
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See also: 骄
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Translingual
Han character
驕 (Kangxi radical 187, 馬+12, 22 strokes, cangjie input 尸火竹大月 (SFHKB), four-corner 72327, composition ⿰馬喬)
Derived characters
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1445, character 25
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 45008
- Dae Jaweon: page 1969, character 30
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4577, character 12
- Unihan data for U+9A55
Chinese
| trad. | 驕 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 骄 | |
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 驕 | |
|---|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Old Chinese | |
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| 驕 | *krew |
| 嬌 | *krew, *krewʔ, *ɡrew |
| 憍 | *krew, *kʰrew |
| 穚 | *krew |
| 鷮 | *krew, *ɡrew |
| 蕎 | *krew, *ɡrew |
| 喬 | *krew, *ɡrew |
| 簥 | *krew |
| 撟 | *krew, *krewʔ |
| 矯 | *krewʔ |
| 鱎 | *krewʔ |
| 敽 | *krewʔ |
| 蟜 | *krewʔ, *ɡrew |
| 譑 | *krewʔ, *kʰews |
| 蹻 | *krewʔ, *kʰew, *ɡrew, *kewɢ, *ɡewɢ |
| 繑 | *kʰew |
| 鞽 | *kʰrew |
| 趫 | *kʰrew, *ɡrew |
| 嘺 | *ɡew |
| 橋 | *ɡrew |
| 僑 | *ɡrew |
| 鐈 | *ɡrew |
| 毊 | *ɡrew, *qʰrew |
| 轎 | *ɡrew, *ɡrews |
| 嶠 | *ɡrews |
| 獢 | *qʰrew |
| 屩 | *kewɢ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *krew) : semantic 馬 (“horse”) + phonetic 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew)
Etymology
Cognate with 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew, “tall; lofty”), 憍 (OC *krew, “to lift the head”), 撟 (OC *krewʔ, “to lift”), and 嶠 (OC *ɡrews, “peak”). Beyond these, 高 (OC *kaːw, “high; tall”) and 蹻 (OC *krewʔ, “martial; vigorous”) could be allofams (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): giu1
- Gan (Wiktionary): jieu1
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): giĕu
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1ciau
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiao
- Wade–Giles: chiao1
- Yale: jyāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau
- Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: giu1
- Yale: gīu
- Cantonese Pinyin: giu1
- Guangdong Romanization: giu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: jieu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiɛu⁴²/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiêu
- Hakka Romanization System: gieu´
- Hagfa Pinyim: gieu1
- Sinological IPA: /ki̯eu̯²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: giĕu
- Sinological IPA (key): /kieu⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Note:
- giao1 - Shantou;
- giou1 - Chaozhou.
- Middle Chinese: kjew
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*krew/
Definitions
驕
- (likely obsolete) large horse
- haughty; arrogant
- 南有大漢，北有強胡。胡者，天之驕子也，不為小禮以自煩。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Nán yǒu Dàhàn, běi yǒu Qiánghú. Hú zhě, tiān zhī jiāozǐ yě, bùwèi xiǎolǐ yǐ zìfán.
- In the South there is/are the Great Han; in the North there are the Strong Hu. The Hu are Heaven's proud children; not self-bothered by minor rites.
南有大汉，北有强胡。胡者，天之骄子也，不为小礼以自烦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
驕 (eum 교 (gyo))
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Vietnamese
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